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Smash Mouth Tickets - A Band Walking on the Sun

Hot, wasn't it? But this was a band that could definitely take the heat -- even from critics. In 1994, a band came out with that kind of heat resistance by the name of Smash Mouth, a novelty rock band out of San Jose, California, made up of frontman Steve Harwell, drummer Kevin Coleman, guitarist Greg Camp, and bass guitarist Paul DeLisle. Their material was so unique that any record label was bound to jump on it. One label had the honor: Interscope Records. And Smash Mouth was instantly signed in 1997.

Smash Mouth Tickets - The Music of the Mouth

Their debut album was called Fush Yu Mang, and it propelled the band to stardom with the smash hit 'Walkin' on the Sun.' After adding two more to their lineup -- keyboard player Michael Klooster and live percussionist Mark Cervantes -- they immediately went to work on a second album, which was released in 1999 by the name of Astro Lounge. That album also brought to light the major hit 'All Star' and took all the critics by storm to say that they 'did it' despite all the doubts.

Smash Mouth Tickets - The Style and Sound of the Smash

Why all the doubts? To be fair, Smash Mouth was an outlandish and original outfit. In the same vein as the strange Presidents of the United States of America with their punk-style and thrash combo, Smash Mouth had a way to merge rock music with a light, surfy and garage-style sound that could only be described as garage-and-surf ska. Their sound seemed to come from the sands of the beach, edgy and rough but very fun to listen to.

Smash Mouth Discography

Album name

Release date

Summer Girl

2006

The Gift of Rock

2005

All Star Smash Hits

2005

Get the Picture?

2003

You Are My Number One

2003

Get the Picture?

2003

I'm a Believer

2001

Smash Mouth

2001

Maximum Smash Mouth

2000

The East Bay Sessions

1999

Astro Lounge

1999

All Star

1999

Why Can't We Be Friends?

1998

Fush Yu Mang

1997

Walkin' on the Sun

1997

Top 10 Smash Mouth Songs

Rank

Track Name

Play Count

Listener Count

1

All Star

158,444

52,029

2

Walkin' On The Sun

59,428

24,812

3

I'm A Believer

38,266

13,899

4

Why Can't We Be Friends

17,964

8,050

5

Can't Get Enough Of You Baby

16,175

7,674

6

Then The Morning Comes

16,731

7,154

7

Waste

10,465

4,108

8

Walking On The Sun

9,268

4,014

9

Diggin' Your Scene

7,079

3,516

10

Flo

6,682

3,442

News

July 19, 2012

Watch Out Australia, Smash Mouth is Back

Hey guys, Smash Mouth is back! You know, Smash Mouth? The dudes who sang "Walking on the Sun," "All Star," and that awesome cover of The Monkees' "I'm A Believer?" Sure, the 18-year-old pop group may not have had a hit since 1999, but yesterday the band announced they'll be touring Australia in support of their…